I am looking to upgrade from my almost 12yo Janome 4612TM. Does anyone have a Janome DC2012 or the DC3050? I did a forum search, but only saw a couple references to them.

Or are there any other machines you would recommend under $500? I was also looking at the Brother Project Runway PC420 for $399. I wasn't sure if the Janome would be worth the extra money or not.

I don't really have the option of getting out and testing a bunch of different machines so I'm hoping you all can help me out.